Re: Russia has invaded Ukraine
 

Of course its not valid. Russia already accepted it - for 18 years.
Not to mention you dont need to be on the border to aim missiles anymore.
Its 2025, not 1962.

Re: Russia has invaded Ukraine
 

Bad timing for Zelensky to be out the country having upset the world’s pre-eminent supplier of regime change.

Re: Russia has invaded Ukraine
 

Well, it’s on the news at length now.

As I said: this is what happens when a narcissist realises he can’t control you.

Re: Russia has invaded Ukraine
 

Of course it’s valid, just because it has happened doesn’t mean you accept it.

Ask any beaten wife.

Russia had no choice but to accept it, it happened, and Geo politics were much different at the time.

Re: Russia has invaded Ukraine
 

Ukraine did have nuclear weapons until the 1994 Budapest Agreement. Ukraine got rid of rid of its nuclear weapons in return for Russia, France, the UK and US guaranteeing its borders. An agreement breached by Russia in 2014 when it invaded Crimea.

Re: Russia has invaded Ukraine
 

It is quite likely Ukraine could re-acquire the ability to make a nuclear warhead without too much difficulty. And after today it has to be more likely that they will.

Re: Russia has invaded Ukraine
 

Very true. You have to be pretty dim not to get this. Pointing out the obvious, but if Russia had taken Ukraine 3 years ago and made it part of Russia, guess who would be on its new border?

Re: Russia has invaded Ukraine
 

Krasnov’s handler is already trying to effect regime change, without success, despite 3 years of trying.

Re: Russia has invaded Ukraine
 

It’s not “likely” at all, no idea what you’re basing that assertion on.

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Wasn’t it also breached by France, U.K. and the US?

Re: Russia has invaded Ukraine
 

The fact that nobody with any serious qualification to opine on it doubts that they can do it. They have the fissile material and the expertise.

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world...ay/ar-AA1tD3qs

https://www.iiss.org/online-analysis...n-for-ukraine/

The calculus until now has been whether it is politically too costly for them to do so. Up til now the consensus has been that it would be too costly. The political calculus is clearly now changing.

Re: Russia has invaded Ukraine
 

What are you basing that on?

The Soviet era was 36 years ago. I seriously doubt they have the skills to build new war heads.


Btw, I’m doubtful Russia can as well.

Re: Russia has invaded Ukraine
 

The analyst opinion I generously provided you links for ;)

Re: Russia has invaded Ukraine
 

Oh those that’ said it’s highly unlikely to happen,…….those two.

Re: Russia has invaded Ukraine
 

Yes, those.

To repeat, with emphasis:

nobody with any serious qualification to opine on it doubts that they can do it. They have the fissile material and the expertise.

The calculus until now has been whether it is politically too costly for them to do so. Up til now the consensus has been that it would be too costly. The political calculus is clearly now changing.

“Unlikely to happen” is because of the political cost, not the technical challenge. The political calculus is changing.

Re: Russia has invaded Ukraine
 

If people are siding with a person who assassinates his opponents in their own country, fixes internal elections to maintain power, invades other countries and murders prisoners-of-war and kidnaps children, they may wish to re-evaluate their life choices…